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1.5-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Experience with 7 Tastings & Pairings

Location Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
$66.58
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.

Overview

This is not just a sake tasting.
In just 90 minutes, this experience will teach you how to understand and choose sake with confidence in Japan.

Led by a certified Sake Sommelier, you will learn how to identify your personal sake preferences — even when labels and restaurant menus are written only in Japanese.

You will enjoy a guided tasting of different sake styles paired with food, with personalized attention in a small-group setting.

By the end of the session, you’ll know which type of sake you truly like and how to order it anywhere in Japan.

The experience offers several options. This price includes:

3:30pm 90MIN Sake Tasting
Basic Sake Learning
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
7 Sake Tasting + Food Pairing
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

The experience offers several options, check yours above
  • Guided by a certified Sake Sommelier with clear, friendly explanations for all experience levels
  • A private sake tasting room where you can relax, focus, ask questions, and taste at your own pace
  • A sake cheat sheet and tasting notes to help you confidently choose and enjoy sake after the tour
  • 7 carefully selected sake, chosen by a certified Sake Sommelier to help you discover your own taste
  • Traditional otsumami food pairings that show how Japanese people naturally enjoy sake with food
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Transportation to/from attractions

Meeting point
25 min from JR Kyoto Station : Take a train on Kintetsu Line to Momoyamagoryo-Mae Station. Walk for 9 min from the station. 20 min from Gion-Shijo Station : Take a train on Keihan Line to Chushojima Station. Walk for 7 min from the station. 20 min from Fushimi-Inari Station
Return details
25 min from JR Kyoto Station : Take a train on Kintetsu Line to Momoyamagoryo-Mae Station. Walk for 9 min from the station. 20 min from Gion-Shijo Station : Take a train on Keihan Line to Chushojima Station. Walk for 7 min from the station. 20 min from Fushimi-Inari Station

  • ・Sake Tasting with an Expert Through our expert-led tasting session, you'll get the chance to learn the unique characteristics of different varieties of sake, discovering which type you most prefer and how to identify your favourites on menus and bottle labels. ・Food Pairing You’ll also be served various otsumami – Japanese snacks which traditionally accompany alcohol – so you can see which types of food and flavour best accompany the different sake types. This is a fun and educational sake tasting in Kyoto, designed to give you the confidence to enjoy sake throughout your journey in Japan.

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Legal drinking age in Japan is 20; customers under 20 years of age will only be served non-alcoholic drinks
  • For safety and legal reasons, alcohol will not be served to guests who arrive by car or bicycle (non-alcoholic drinks available). No refunds if unable to participate in the sake tasting.
  • Guests without a reservation (including children and non-drinkers) will not be allowed to join the tour
  • Vegetarian option for snacks is available, please tell your guide on site
  • Recommended to have your lunch or brunch prior to the tour.
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
  • This experience requires good weather.
    If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers.
    If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met,
    you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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    1.5-Hour Kyoto Insider Sake Experience with 7 Tastings & Pairings

    Location Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai, Japan
    $66.58
    This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after they redeem the gift voucher.
    How it works?
    01 You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
    02 We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
    03 Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!
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